Lure for hats.



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vLURB FOR HATS, P PLIOATION` FILED JARS. 1906.

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SAMUEL L. TAYLOR, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

LURE FOB HATS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 29, 1907.

Application filed January 8, 1906. Serial No. 295,047.

To @ZZ 'tu/tom it muy concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL L. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Springfield, in the county of Hampden andState of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Lures for Hats, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates to a device or appa` ratus used for finishing orsmoothing the nap of felt hats, designed for use in the manufacture andfrom time to time thereafter in the renovation of the hat following thewearing thereof.

A device of the characterl to which this invention relates is known as alure, and in the general practice heretofore the luring or performanceof the last process through which the hat is subjected before shipmentis performed with the employment `of luring grease applied to the lure,usually consisting of cloth formed into a bundle or wad held in thehands of the operator, heated on a hat plate or shell and applied to thehat while hot, reheating being required several times before the luringoperation is finished, for the reason that if applied cool greasestreaks would be left on the hat.

The object of the present invention is to provide a lure including asuitable nap-laying cloth on which the hiring-grease of any suitablecolor corresponding to that of the hat on which the device is to be usedmay be applied, and having heating means whereby the luring-grease onthe cloth may be maintained suitably heated during all of the time ofthe use of the device.

Another object of the invention is to so construct thedevice that thebody or portion thereof which is brought into contact against thesurface of the hat may be rotatable relatively to the part by which suchbody is supported, conducing to ease and convenience of the luringoperation.

The invention for improvements in a lure for hats consists in a suitablemetallic receptacle externally of one or more walls, of which issupported a layer or layers of cloth on which luring-grease may beapplied, of means for establishing a combustion for heat within thereceptacle, and means for holding the cloth-supporting receptacle andthe invention furthermore and otherwise consists in certainconstructions of parts and combinations of parts, as hereinafter fullydescribed, and set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view showing a soft felt orslouch hat supported on a form and showing my improved lure as inoperation on the hat. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal sectionthrough the lure. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4is a perspective view of the main portions of the lure inverted, showinga slightly modified form of the chambered body and showing a portion ofthe cloth broken away for clearer illustration. Fig. 5 is across-sectional view taken on line 5 5, Fig. 4.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all ofthe views.

The improved device comprises a receptacle or hollow body A, which forpractical purposes may be of a general rectangular form and made ofsheet metal-as, for instance, brass, copper, or iron-the bottom beingupwardly hollowed or concaved, and the said hollow body or casingsupports a layer (or layers) B, of cloth, felt, or other suitableabsorbent fabric or material, which is adapted to absorb and serve as acontainer for a luringgrease, and, as shown, one end portion of thiscloth is carried around against and secured to the rear end wall of thebody A, extending from such end moderately taut across the bottom wallto and extended upwardly in contact on the forward end wall of the bodyand secured at the position represented at b.

C represents the handle for holding and by which to present the devicefor use against the hat. Said handle or holder comprises a tubular shaftor section d, closed at its forward end, open and screw-threaded, as atf,

at its rearward extremity, and made with a shoulder g just forward ofits screw-threaded portion, and the opposite end walls of the hollowbody have circular apertures which are iitted about the said tubularshaft-section, whereby the hollow body is capable of rotative movementsrelatively to the said tubular shaft-section or extension of the holder.The headed screw or stud h, the shank of which is passed through theforward end hole 10 of the body and with a screw-thread engagement intothe forward end portion of the tubular shaft-section b,

serves as a stop for preventing the body A IOO from displacement fromthe handle and also serves to close the forward end of the tubularshaft-section d. Said tubular shaft-section has intermediately-arrangedperforations or apertures 13.

The handle proper, m, is made hollow and comparatively large for thereception therewithin of cotton, wicking, or other material which iscapable of absorbing a comparatively large quantity of fuel lluidsuch,for instance, as alcohol-and the forward end portion of thehandle-section m is screwthreaded and makes a detachable connection withthe threaded portion of the tubular shaft-section, which constitutes aburner within the hollow body which is the receptacle in which suchburner is contained.

For the perfection of the combustion the hollow body or casing A isprofusely perforated, as represented at n, and one of the walls of suchbody, in the present instance the top, is made in the character of asliding cover, as represented at 0, by which provision access to theinterior of the burner-holding receptacle may be conveniently gained forthe purpose of lighting the burner preparatory to establishingconditions appropriate for the efficient use of the device.

As represented in Figs. 2 and 3, a concaving or hollowing of the workingside or bottom of the hollow body is continuous from oppositeedges,while in Figs. 4 and 5 the hollowing of the bottom is only at oneside, and these hollowed or concave formations are for the purpose ofacquiring in the use of the device a conformation of thegrease-containing fabric to the convex contour of the hat being workedupon, and more especially at the crown and the portions of the crownwhich merge into the sides.

This improved lure is equally well adapted for stiff felt as well assoft hats, but for soft hats it is generally considered mostadvantageous to lure the hat while on a form, and

in Fig. l an inflatable form is shown as in its inflated conditionwithin the hat, and such form comprises a bottom circular or ellipticalportion y, which is preferably of semirigid material, such, forinstance, as rubber, so vulcanized as to have a low degree ofelasticity, but yet to possess considerable iiexibility, this formfurther comprising a sack of sheet-rubber, as represented at i, andwhich is highly elastic and is overlapped under or upon the marginalportions of the base-section y to inclose in conjunction with suchbase-section an air-chamber and to make a pneumatic form adapted to anysize and shape of soft hat.

w represents the valved inflation-tube.

e represents a strap secured to the base of the inflatable form providedwith a buckle for adjusting it closely around the hand or Wrist 'or asuit'able rest, on which it may be supported While the devices are beingused.

Preparatory to using this lure-grease, of a color corresponding orappropriate to the hat to be originally lured or to be renovated afterthe same has been worn, is supplied onto the cloth in a properlydistributed or diffused manner and the burner ignited to heat thechambered body, and consequently to heat the grease. The lure, held bythe handle, is presented with the cloth thereoiC in comparatively iirmand continuous, though somewhat yielding, contact against the feltmaterial of the hat and moved with proper strokes over and around theentire surface of the hat which it is desired shall be lured, and thechamb ered body being rotative relatively to the handle the continuousluring contact may be maintained as the body has its movement entirelyaround on the hat with greater ease and far less wrist motion than wouldbe the case were the heating-chamber body absolutely immovablerelatively to the holder.

The cloth extension p at the forward end of the lure is serviceable andvery convenient for operation, especially around the upper side of thebrim-which is quite generally more or less curledof a stiff felt hat.

it is apparent that while this little apparatus is very desirable andpractical in hatfactories, it is similarly so to individuals, as therebyenabling them to very nicely, conveniently, and with practically noexpense lay down the nap or fibers of the felt of which the hat is madeall one way, giving it a sleek, shiny, and fresh appearance, and byusing this device once in a while with a luringgrease of the propercolor a black hat, for instance, would be free from a greenish,brownish, or other faded appearance.

Greases may be supplied in different colors, suoli as black, brown, andpearl, for hats respectively of those colors.

rlhe section m making the handle proper being detachable-enables thedevice to be packed most compactly.

I claiml. In a device of the character described., a chambered body orreceptacle externally of one of the walls of which is provided a layer,or layers, of cloth, on which hiringgrease may be applied, means forholding the cloth-supporting receptacle, and mears for establishing acombustion, for heating, within the receptacle.

2. In a device of the character described a chambered body or receptacleat a side of which is supported a layer of cloth, means for establishinga combustion, for heating, within the receptacle, and a handle connectedwith said receptacle and relatively to which the latter is rotatable.

3. In a device of the character described, a chambered body orreceptacle constructed with a recessed or hollowed side, said receptacleexternally carrying a layer of cloth which extends across the hollowedportion IOO IIO

tacle.

,4. In a device of the character described, a chambered body orreceptacle externally of one of the walls of which is supported a'layeror layers of grease-receiving cloth, and a handle connected to, and forholding said receptacle, made hollow and having a burner extensionprojecting into the chamber in said receptacle and serving as a holderand conduit for a combustible fluid.

` 5. In a device of the character described, a chambered body orreceptacle externally of one of the walls of which is supported a layerof cloth, a handle comprising a chambered portion, to constitute thehandle proper, and a tubular, apertured extension within the receptacleto constitute a burner, said receptacle being rotatable relatively tothe handle.

6. A device of the character described, consisting of a chambered bodyhaving a hollowed or concaved bottom, a handle, and means for heatingsaid chambered body.

7. A device of the character described cong sisting of a hollow body orcasing provided with air-apertures, and having'a concaved bottom, alayer of cloth secured to said body and arranged across the concavedbottom thereof, a tubular shaft closed at the forward end, open, andscrew-threaded at its rearward portion, and intermediately perforated,and on which shaft the said body is mounted for rotative movement, and ahollow handle, to constitute a container for a fuel fluid, screw-engagedwith said tubular shaft, for the purposes set forth.

Signed by me at Springfield, Massachusetts,- in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL L. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

WM. S. BELLows, G. R. DRIsooLL.

